Primary and Secondary Insurance Question: I have a 24yr old patient who, according to the software setup is married, has her primary through her husband and then a secondary insurance through her mother. The husband's DOB is 1/16/90 and mom's DOB is 3/3/75 so in keeping with...
By James V. Anderson, DMD, CEO, eAssist Dental Solutions , Reprinted from the Winter Edition of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. May 14, 2002 was an exciting date for endosseous dental implants and abutments because they were approved by the FDA. For decades dental implants...
For many people, job security is a must. The same went for Rebecca, so when her husband decided he would pursue a PCS with the US AirForce, she knew it was time to prepare for a new job. To make it more difficult, she did...
HIPAA Breaches are not just limited to computer theft and or hacking into the computer software system. If you have paper charts or other records like health history or patient questionnaires, letters from physicians or other professionals involved in patient care in unsecured locations within...
Edited by dentaltown staff May 27, 2016 ANAHEIM, Calif.—Carestream Dental announced updates to its Logicon Caries Detector software to enhance diagnosis as well as a new online resource for DPMS customers to more efficiently support software users. The latest updates to Logicon Caries Detector v5.2...
Here are some resources to help you to understand the medical/dental connection that is becoming more and more necessary when filing insurance claims: The following resources will help to develop an understanding of the medical billing process. Standard 1500 medical claim form (nucc.org) How...
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When is the last time your team met to discuss your practice mission and goals? To have an action plan directly defining each team member’s primary objective to contribute to the success of the practice is imperative. Everyone needs measurable goals including the assistants, the...
It is wise to review your standard fee schedule yearly to verify costs to produce the services that you provide. If in doubt to whether your fees are within the realm of reasonable and customary for the area you can have an outside fee analysis...
Updated 11/8/2016 It is important to understand what an insurance company means when words appear on the explanation of benefits for insurance payments or denials of payments. It is possible for the definition of some of the following to vary from insurance company to another but...
